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Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-12-2009, 05:23
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Posted By jkleins
Those are Force levels we can all understand.:D ...

Those are Force levels we can all understand.:D

Jim
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-12-2009, 19:05
Replies: 155
Views: 26,284
Posted By jkleins
Thank you for helping me make my point. The very...

Thank you for helping me make my point. The very fact that "so many others" don't understand it should suggest we need more then a force number to accurately convey our thoughts to "others"...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-12-2009, 16:59
Replies: 155
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Posted By jkleins
Then why is a range of wind speed the first thing...

Then why is a range of wind speed the first thing listed in almost every depiction of the Beaufort scale I can find?

While we're at it why do we say port instead of left and aft instead of back?:)...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-12-2009, 12:55
Replies: 155
Views: 26,284
Posted By jkleins
it is only understandable if the person you are...

it is only understandable if the person you are recounting it to using that terminology has the same understanding. If they don't then using it instead of plain English to describe the sea state/wind...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-12-2009, 05:47
Replies: 155
Views: 26,284
Posted By jkleins
If that was how the scale was described I could...

If that was how the scale was described I could agree it would be moderately useful. Unfortunately every scale I could find on the internet and the Annapolis Book of Seamanship starts with the wind...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-12-2009, 19:28
Replies: 155
Views: 26,284
Posted By jkleins
That is not conveyed very well in any of the...

That is not conveyed very well in any of the charts that explain the scale as they usually list a wind speed first. I can understand using a standard terminology to describe the sea state. That makes...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-12-2009, 08:20
Replies: 155
Views: 26,284
Posted By jkleins
But wouldn't scale be the same in both cases?...

But wouldn't scale be the same in both cases? Temperature is not part of the scale is it?

I never have been able to reconcile what you would call it if you had the wind but not the sea state or...
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